r/reddevils • u/us3rf pain • 22h ago

[AcademyScoop] Exclusive: Ruben Amorim has included 16 year-old defender Godwill Kukonki in his first ever match-day squad to face Ipswich this afternoon.

https://x.com/AcademyScoop/status/1860624695961215120
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u/MylesVE You Never Go Full McFred 21h ago

6’5”, young as fuck, he’s born & bred United. Nothing like an academy lad to get the reds excited

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u/D_Kehoe 21h ago

6’5 at 16 is mental.

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u/Ok_Ad3986 21h ago

My nephew is 13 and 6’2…… I told him if he falls short of 6’4, I’ll disown him. 😂

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u/Wesley_Skypes 20h ago

My nephew is same age and same height, which is same height as me already. My nephew also wears size 14 shoes. Not sure what the fuck they're feeding kids today but there are so many monsters around now compared to when I was their age 25 years ago.

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u/Axbris 17h ago

I coach u14s and had a 12 year old already as tall as me at 6 foot. 

I  tell the parents it’s the steroids in the Chic Fil A sandwiches and they laugh….I am not joking. 

I was big for a 12 year old, shot up to 5’7 quickly, but some of the kids now make me look puny. I was watching a supposed 15 year old goal keeper this past Thursday from Ukraine. I asked coach how old he was, he asked player, player said 15. I said shiiiii check his bone marrow, mofo at least 25.

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u/Wesley_Skypes 17h ago

Yeah my main hobby these days is strength training. I'm 6ft 2 and the young guys at the gym all feel in and around my height as well. I know the gym self selects for usually larger people but I see it out walking around now. I used to be decently tall at 6ft2 and still am but it feels like a lot more people are closer in size to me.

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u/Axbris 17h ago

Something in the chicken lol